The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, 1642, a cast and chased silver military reward, unsigned [probably by T. Rawlins], armoured bust almost facing, wearing plain collar and sash across breast, rev. oval, ornately garnished shield, coronet above, 27 x 22mm, 5.62g (Platt II, pp.84-5, type G [G1, this item]; MI I, 298/117). Very fine with integral suspension loop £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals.

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Spink Auction 120, 9-10 July 1997, lot 328